A name server translates domain names into IP addresses. Registration of domain names require listing of atleast two name servers.
Nanosecond
A unit of measurement of time. There are 1,000,000,000 (a billion) nanoseconds in a second.
Netiquette
Netiquette, or net etiquette, refers to etiquette on the Internet. Sending spam mails is against netiquettes.
Network
When two or more computers are connected to each other, a network is created. This is usually done for sharing of information, files and hardware resources among the computers.
Newbie
A new user of computer, a computer program, the Internet or any other technology.
NIC
An acronym for 'Network Interface Card'. NIC is a card that plugs into a computer to allow it to have access to a network.
Node
A Computer or device connected to a network is called a node.
NTFS
Acronym for "New Technology File System." NTFS is a file system introduced by Microsoft with Windows NT. NTFS has many improvements over FAT file management system but does not allow outdated
operating systems like DOS and Windows 95 to run.
Null
When a variable has no value it is NULL. As 0 (zero) is a value, it is not null.
Nybble
A nybble also spelled as nibble is a set of four bits. A nybble is one half of a byte.
